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which was barren. The cells were destitute of pollen, 
and possessed some honey. On the 16th of July, he 
removed the queen, as well as all the fiariiti' is, ex- 
cepting the 1st and 12th combs, the cells of wl j; h were 
occupied with eggs and larva, of all ages; tli.' cells 
in which pollen were perceived, were cut nut, and 
the hive was closed again with a grate. On the i 7th, 
the Bees appeared to tend their young; on the 18ih, 
after sunset, a great noise was heard in the hive ; the 
shutters were opened, and it was remarked, that the 
whole community was in a tumult; the brood combs 
were abandoned; the Bees gnawed the gratings of 
their enclosure, and were sot at liberty. Night soon 
compelled them to return to their combs, order was 
restored, and the hive was closed as formerly. On 
the 19th, the sketch of two equal cells, was seen dis- 
tinctly. At evening, as before, the Bees recommenc- 
ed their tumult, and were let loose, and again return 
ed to the hive as before, and it was closed. On the 
20th, being the 6th day of their captivity, the brood 
was examined, in order to di.scovcr the cause ol this 
periodical agitation of the Bees; the hive was car- 
ried into a chamber, the windows of which were 
closed, the Bees were set at liberty, and it was dis- 
covered that the royal cells had not been continued ; 
not a single egg, nor larva, were to be lound ; all 
had disappeared ; the, larva had perished front hun- 
ger. Can this be supposed to arise from any other 
cause than the absence of pollen? To ascertain this 
fact, it was oidy necessary to carry them some pol- 
len, and observe the result. For this purpose the 
Bees were restored to their prison, after having sub- 
stituted new combs, containing eggs and young lar- 
va, in the place of those which hud perished. On 
the 22d, the observation was made, that the Bees had 
fastened their combs, and fixed themselves on the 
new brood ; some fragments of comb were then given 
them, in which some other Bees had stored some pol- 
len, and they were placed openly on the stand of 
